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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c
index aa53415..9cbd6e5 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile.c
@@ -2587,6 +2587,9 @@ reread_symbols (void)
/* Free the obstacks for non-reusable objfiles. */
psymbol_bcache_free (objfile->psymbol_cache);
objfile->psymbol_cache = psymbol_bcache_init ();
+
+ /* NB: after this call to obstack_free, objfiles_changed
+ will need to be called (see discussion below). */
obstack_free (&objfile->objfile_obstack, 0);
objfile->sections = NULL;
objfile->compunit_symtabs = NULL;
@@ -2639,6 +2642,23 @@ reread_symbols (void)
clear_complaints (&symfile_complaints, 1, 1);
objfile->flags &= ~OBJF_PSYMTABS_READ;
+
+ /* We are about to read new symbols and potentially also
+ DWARF information. Some targets may want to pass addresses
+ read from DWARF DIE's through an adjustment function before
+ saving them, like MIPS, which may call into
+ "find_pc_section". When called, that function will make
+ use of per-objfile program space data.
+
+ Since we discarded our section information above, we have
+ dangling pointers in the per-objfile program space data
+ structure. Force GDB to update the section mapping
+ information by letting it know the objfile has changed,
+ making the dangling pointers point to correct data
+ again. */
+
+ objfiles_changed ();
+
read_symbols (objfile, 0);
if (!objfile_has_symbols (objfile))
@@ -2671,9 +2691,6 @@ reread_symbols (void)
if (!new_objfiles.empty ())
{
- /* Notify objfiles that we've modified objfile sections. */
- objfiles_changed ();
-
clear_symtab_users (0);
/* clear_objfile_data for each objfile was called before freeing it and